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Business English Bedanext, lesson 5
Slide 1 - Diapositive
Slide 2 - Diapositive
Slide 3 - Diapositive
Mankiw
Lesson 5 Mankiw fragment
Quickly reread this, then answer the questions on the next slides
Slide 4 - Diapositive
(Context: 'aggregate demand')
What does the adjective 'aggregate' mean?
A
varying
B
total and combined
C
transformed
Slide 5 - Quiz
Context: 'model of AD and AS, which is widely used among economists'
What does 'widely used' mean?
A
used often and by many
B
used in a very loose way, not very precisely
C
used to prevent excesses
Slide 6 - Quiz
Context: 'Learning how to use this model.....is the primary task ahead.'
What does the adjective 'primary' mean?
A
most important
B
textbook
C
most difficult
Slide 7 - Quiz
Context: 'let's remind ourselves of their most important properties'
Hoe vertaal je het woord 'properties'?
A
bezittingen
B
eigenschappen
Slide 8 - Quiz
Context: 'firms find that customers are plentiful'
What does 'plentiful' mean in this context?
A
Customers have much money to spend
B
Customers are emtionally involved
C
There are many customers
Slide 9 - Quiz
In the text of Fact 1, which verbs with the same meaning as 'fall' do you see?
A
grow, change
B
decline, dwindle
Slide 10 - Quiz
In the text of Fact 1, which noun (zelfstandig naamw.) is used as the opposite of 'expansion'?
A
fluctuation
B
profit
C
contraction
Slide 11 - Quiz
In 'Fact 2', it is said that ' for monitoring short-run fluctuations, it does not really matter which measure of economic activity one looks at'. Why is that so?
A
because all macroeconomic variables rise and fall in a similar pattern
B
because all macroeconomic variables have the same meaning
Slide 12 - Quiz
Which 2 words in 'Fact 2' can be defined as 'Money spent on capital goods, or goods used in the production of capital, goods, or services. Examples are purchases such as machinery, land, production inputs, or infrastructure.'?
Slide 13 - Question ouverte
Context: 'When economic conditions deteriorate'
What does 'deteriorate' mean?
A
become worse
B
start to fluctuate
Slide 14 - Quiz
Which word in 'Fact 3' means that there is a relationship between facts?
Slide 15 - Question ouverte
Context: 'there is generally a downturn in economic activity'
What does 'downturn' mean?
A
time-lag
B
decline
C
potential
Slide 16 - Quiz
Why is unemployment a 'lagged indicator'?
A
because after an economy has started to grow again, unemployment will continue to rise.
B
because after an economy has started to grow again, unemployment shows no relation to the economy.
Slide 17 - Quiz
In 'Fact 3' you see an expression that you can use instead of 'make redundant' or 'fire' (as in: he was fired from his job).
Which expression ( 2 words) is this?
Slide 18 - Question ouverte
Context: 'the theory of economic fluctuations remains controversial'
What does 'remain controversial' mean?
A
it is very difficult to understand
B
it is not discussed any more
C
it is still open to much discussion
Slide 19 - Quiz
Context: 'how the interest rates adjusts to balance saving and investment'
Hoe vertaal je 'adjusts to'?
A
past zich aan
B
is gelijk aan
Slide 20 - Quiz
Context: 'how changes in the money supply affect the price level'
What does 'affect' mean?
A
adapt to
B
influence
C
explain
Slide 21 - Quiz
Homework - before the next class
On Canvas/Bedanext/Business English/Overview you can find the document "Homework Lesson 6". The first part of your homework is to execute this assignment.
Revise the LessonUps
Gather as many useful chunks as you can from these lessons and write them down.
Re-evaluate your self-assessment from lesson 1. Where did you improve?